To: Soothed
From: Image Muse
Date: Summer 2010
Subject: Pure skin care products.

You can save on your budget, pamper your skin with pure ingredients & express your creativity with these summer skin care product recipes. Mix up some kissable cranberry lip gloss, sooth your sun exposed skin with a soothing Aloe gel & then end the day with a relaxing lavender bath oil.

Simply Soothing Aloe Vera Gel
Ingredients
Aloe plant
500mg powdered Vitamin C (for every 1/4 cup of gel)
400 IU Vitamin E (for every 1/4 cup of gel)
Slice off an outer leaf of an aloe plant.
Peel it. Scoop out gel with a spoon.
Place into a blender.
Add the following ingredients to preserve the gel naturally. For every 1/4 cup of aloe leaf, add:
500 mg powdered vitamin c (you can crush tablets into powder)
400 IU vitamin E

Place in a pretty glass jar. It will keep for several months in the refrigerator.

Apply when needed to heal and sooth sun burns, skin irritations or whenever you want a cool refreshing skin treat.

Lavender Bath Oil Recipe
Supplies: Pure Olive Oil, Lavender Blossoms, Strainer, Funnel, Glass Bottles. Instructions:

Lay dried lavender blossoms on a cutting board and gently crush with a rolling pin.
Place lavender blossoms into a clean glass container.
Pour olive oil over the lavender blossoms. Stir gently and cover.
Sit covered olive oil and lavender mixture in a cool dry place. Stir or shake daily for one month.
Pour the oil and lavender through a strainer into a decorative glass container.
Add one to two tablespoons to warm bath water to use as bath oil.

Ready Body Scrub
Ingredients:
1/2c sweet almond oil.
1 cup baline sea salt.
5 drops of essential oil. Lavender is most relaxing.

1. Combine oil and salt in a bowl and mix well. Add essential oil and combine well.
2. To use, apply to dry skin using circular strokes to exfoliate the skin.
3. Shower or relax in a warm bath.

Benefits:
Exfoliates and cleans the skin
Removes dull, dead skin cell
Thoroughly cleans your pores
Stimulates blood circulation and removes daily toxins
Helps future skin regeneration
Strengthens and firms skin tissues.

Prepare extract and save in a glass jar with lavender colored ribbon.

Kissable Cranberry Lip Moisturizer
Treat you lips to natural & refreshing moisture with this easy cranberry lip balm recipe. Your the chemist, so you know all the ingredients are pure. Microwave one tablespoon sweet almond oil, 10 fresh cranberries and 1 teaspoon honey until mixture starts to boil. Gently crush berries and stir well. Strain liquid through a fine sieve to remove any solids; pour into flat containers. You can order lip balm containers online or wash and recycle used containers.

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